Tim Petrovic

Tim Petrovic
Petrovic at the 2010 PGA Championship
Personal information
Born (1966-08-16) August 16, 1966 (age 58)
Northampton, Massachusetts
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceAustin, Texas, U.S.
SpouseJulie
Children2
Career
CollegeUniversity of Hartford
Turned professional1988
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Web.com Tour
Golden Bear Tour
Professional wins5
Highest ranking65 (May 22, 2005)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT41: 2004
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010
U.S. OpenT15: 2003
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2002, 2005, 2008, 2010
Achievements and awards
Golden Bear Tour
money list winner		2000

Tim Petrovic (born August 16, 1966) is an American professional golfer. He won one PGA Tour event, and has finished runner-up in four senior major golf championships.

Early life and amateur career

Petrovic was born in Northampton, Massachusetts. He played college golf for the Hartford Hawks, and was an NCAA Division I All-American selection in 1988. Petrovic was a teammate of future PGA Tour professional Jerry Kelly.[2]

Professional career

Petrovic turned professional in 1988. He played on the PGA Tour's developmental tour in 1993, 1999, and 2001. After a successful season on the Buy.com Tour in 2001 he first earned his PGA Tour card for the 2002 season.[2] Petrovic won one PGA Tour event, the 2005 Zurich Classic of New Orleans.[3]

Petrovic's career high Official World Golf Ranking was 65th in 2005. He earned over 12 million dollars on the PGA Tour, with over $1.7 million in both 2003 and 2005.[4]

After not being fully exempt on the regular tour for five years, Petrovic joined PGA Tour Champions after turning 50 in 2016 and debuted at the Boeing Classic near Seattle in August.

He finished runner-up in the 2018 and 2021 Senior PGA Championship, 2018 U.S. Senior Open, and 2019 Senior Players Championship. He also finished third in the 2019 Senior British Open Championship.

Awards and honors

Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 May 1, 2005 Zurich Classic of New Orleans 72-69-66-68=275 −13 Playoff United States James Driscoll

PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2005 Zurich Classic of New Orleans United States James Driscoll Won with par on first extra hole
2 2015 Puerto Rico Open Germany Alex Čejka, United States Jon Curran,
Argentina Emiliano Grillo, United States Sam Saunders 		Čejka won with birdie on first extra hole

Golden Bear Tour wins (4)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Aug 3, 2000 St Andrews Classic 1 62-71-70=203 −13 Playoff United States Patrick Sheehan
2 Sep 7, 2000 Aqua-Fina Classic 65-72=137 −7 Playoff United States Nick Malinowski, United States Jamie Neher
3 Sep 15, 2000 HealthSouth Challenge 68-67-68-64=267 −21 3 strokes United States Rodney Butcher
4 Sep 22, 2000 HealthSouth Classic 68-66-68=202 −14 Playoff United States Jimmy Stobs

Results in major championships

Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Masters Tournament T41
U.S. Open T62 T15 T24 CUT WD
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT
PGA Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT
  Did not play

"T" = Tied
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
The Players Championship CUT T53 T27 T38 T15 T37 CUT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2005
Match Play
Championship
Invitational 66
  Did not play

Results in senior major championships

Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
The Tradition T27 T57 NT T51 T9 35 T30
Senior PGA Championship T33 2 T48 NT 2 T20 CUT T21
U.S. Senior Open T2 58 NT CUT T41 WD
Senior Players Championship T14 T43 T2 T33 T10 T11 T72 T56
Senior British Open Championship CUT T28 T3 NT CUT CUT T48 T19
  Top 10
  Did not play

"T" indicates a tie for a place
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

See also

References

  1. ^ "Week 21 2005 Ending 22 May 2005" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Tim Petrovic – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  3. ^ "Petrovic delivers, wins Zurich Classic". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. May 2, 2005. p. C2.
  4. ^ Spotrac.com. "Tim Petrovic". Spotrac.com. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  5. ^ "Tim Petrovic (1995) - Alumni Athletics Hall of Fame". University of Hartford Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  6. ^ "Connecticut Amateur Past Champions". www.csgalinks.org. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.